Kormoran vs Cape Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo verglichen mit Phalacrocorax capensis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Kormoran | Cape Cormorant |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocorax capensis |
| Ordnung | Suliformes | Suliformes |
| Familie | Phalacrocoracidae | Phalacrocoracidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Endangered |
| Länge | 90,0 cm (35.4 in) | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 145,0 cm (57.1 in) | 50,6 cm (19.9 in) |
| Gewicht | 2600,0 g (91.71 oz) | 1223,75 g (43.17 oz) |
| Ernährung | Fish caught by diving from the surface. Pursues prey underwater using powerful feet for propulsion. … | -- |
| Gelegegröße | 1-7 | 2-3 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Kormoran
Coasts, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Nests in colonies in trees, on cliffs, or on the ground.
Song & Call Comparison
Kormoran
Deep, guttural grunts and 'karrr' calls at colonies. Bill-clicking and hissing in threat displays. Silent at sea. Colonial noise can be deafening during the breeding season.
Cape Cormorant
Geographic Range & Migration
Kormoran
Very wide range across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. One of the most widespread cormorant species.
Cape Cormorant
Erhaltungsstatus
Kormoran
Cape Cormorant
How to Tell Them Apart
Kormoran
All black with a bronze-green gloss. White throat patch and white thigh patches in breeding season. Yellow-orange face patch around the bill base.
Long, hooked, dark bill with a yellow gape
Cape Cormorant
About These Birds
Kormoran
Der Kormoran ist einer der am weitesten verbreiteten Seevögel der Welt. Anders als die meisten Wasservögel besitzt der Kormoran kein vollständig wasserabweisendes Gefieder, was zu seiner typischen Haltung mit ausgebreiteten Flügeln zum Trocknen führt. In Asien setzen Fischer Kormorane seit über tausend Jahren zum Fischfang ein.
Cape Cormorant
63 cm. All-black with glossy blue-green; bare orange facial skin. Breeds colonially on South African and Namibian islands. Endangered; severe decline due to competition with purse-seine anchovy fisheries and El Niño events. Feeds on anchovy and sardine in Benguela Current.